The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary bees which draws on new research to provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview of solitary bee biology, offering an unparalleled look at these remarkable insects.
Solitary bees provides an introduction to the natural history, ecology and conservation of solitary bees, together with an easy-to-use key to genera.
This book also contains a guide to some of the world's solitary bees and how you can help to look after them at home. This book was launched in the summer of 2021 to coincide with Solitary Bee Week.
Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, ...
This book draws on the great wave of new knowledge to give a wonderful insight into the complicated lives of solitary bees.
Native bees are a hidden treasure.
"Examines the history of the British fire service from 1800-1980, embracing certain key themes of modern British history: the impact of industrial change on urban development, the effect of disaster on political reform, the growth of the ...
Introduction; Easy Every Day; Clean Slate; Time to Clean; Cleaning Zones; Speed Things Up; Keep it Going
Dancing with Bees is Strawbridge Howard’s charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades and to reconnecting with the natural world.
The people and stories are compelling: Paige Embry goes on a bee hunt with the world expert on the likely extinct Franklin’s bumble bee, raises blue orchard bees in her refrigerator, and learns about an organization that turns the out-of ...
Solitary Bees: Conservation, Rearing and Management for Pollination